This was a wonderful museum. So well done and so personal to the people of the town and the people…read morethat work in the museum. Many artifacts, stories, and historic records of that day in Derry. This was a pick of our guide Henry from Donegal Tour Guide and we're glad he recommended it. If you're interested in the real history of Derry this is a must see.

Absolute highlight of our trip to Derry. I spent part of my childhood in Donegal, but only visited…read moreDerry for the first time recently, for two days. My friend suggested this museum and the accompanying walking tour of the Bogside which was lead by a local Derry man who had lost an uncle to the Troubles. Between us we had 5 children, ages 8-17. The younger children didn't get as much out of the experience but the teens, ages 15 and 17, as well as the five adults were completely riveted by both the museum displays/artifacts and the content and passionate yet objective delivery of the guide on the walking tour. He welcomed questions. He was very patient and informative. Highly recommend. Very reasonable price. Tip the tour guide. Nice little gift shop too and a small snack shop just outside the museum.

The provincial players put on several plays throughout the year here with the biggest being the…read morepantomime. They spend months rehearsing and designing and building the sets. It shows performances being second to none. They never fail to entertain year in year out. the ticket prices do vary depending on the performances but they are never excessive and OAP'S and children are less.

We enjoyed a really fantastic day together here at the folk park, met up with another family of 4,…read moreso we had a big gang of 8 walking together through the park, in pouring rain, and it was a perfect day! We had children ages 6-15 and each one thought it was fascinating, the adults, too. It went on a bit too long for me- I was so surprised how many stops there were on the tour- and I ran out of stream! So come well-rested and prepared with good walking shoes and an umbrella, if needed. Cute gift shop. Very nice café. Loved it! Highly

It's been so long since we were here last that we'd forgotten almost all of it. Maybe it's just a…read moreseries of senior moments but I'll tell you what it's superb and a great way to spend 3 or more hours. There's no down side to this place. This is a superb living park where you walk through 18th & 19th century thatched cottages, a blacksmiths forge, a school house, a Roman Catholic Church, a Meeting House, a bank, general stores, barns, log cabins, you'll board a ship (to go from Ireland to America) meet the captain and you'll meet other delightful costumed characters who demonstrate traditional crafts, tell real stories. They are very likely to share good food with you. We had pumpkin pie, a molasses based shoo fly pie, apple pie, fruit cake and other goodies. Many of the buildings were dismantled from their original places in Ireland & America and re-built here. The influential Mellon family feature (banking, oil, steel and shares in HJ Heinz & General Motors) as does the Campbell family. Both families are originally from the area so further adding to the authenticity of the park. There are 44 separate outdoor places to go visit in addition to the exhibitions inside and notably they have a very good Titanic exhibition. So a dry day is essential or at least a dry half day. There's also a very good cafe with tasty food rather than the rubbish a lot of places serve up these days. In fact if I was close by I'd go here to eat without going into the folk park.

Great selection of classes, and some interesting exhibitions.read more

Bad Boy Jake.... live at The Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival 2013…read more Sunday 2nd June...10pm... A no nonsense session of rock , blues,and Americana .... This well seasoned trio draw Influences from all over the music spectrum including Rory Gallagher,Thin lizzy the music of Jimi Hendrix and ZZ Top,Joe Bonamassa, Deep Purple and thus they are called a blues rock band... Anything goes at one of these sessions often showcasing new and familiar talent arriving on stage to weave their own twist to the evening... Warning this is not cabaret ..!! -- with Declan Kennedy, ,Pat cannon and Adam Kennedy The Market House Bar....The Perfect location...lovely Pints!!! great music all weekend...